July Beauty Picks! ♥

1. Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser

2. Rimmel Long Lasting 25 Hours Foundation in 303 True Nude

3. Virgina Olsen Mineral Blush in Romance Blush

4. Ever Bilena Advance Brow Pencil in Medium Brown

5. Ever Bilena Lip Pencil in Cappuccino

6. Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

7. MUA Pro-Base Fixing Mist

8. Real Techniques Buffing Brush and Contour Brush

9. Parian Spirit Brush Cleaner

Watch why I love them:

Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection Review & Swatches ♥

Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection are described as:

Eight dynamic, perfectly color-coordinated shades with high pigment and pearl for ultra-impact color. Shades can be used together or individually to create an endless variety of looks.

I have here the 3 main stay palettes for the collection. I already used them during my makeup schooling and I am impressed with some shades and disappointed with some. 

PROS:

• They are affordable. PHP499 for 8 eyeshadow pans, basically PHP62.375 per shade. 
• The shimmers are intense.
• Buildable and blendable.
• Pigmentation is just okay.

CONS:

• Limited colors.
• Somewhat chalky.
• All shimmery eyeshadows.

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738 Comfort Zone

As its name Comfort Zone, it is a mix of neautrals and green that are perfect for everyday use. 

Left Side:

Browbone - frosted warm beige

Eyelid - frosted light rose gold

Crease - pearl golden brown

Definer - shimmery dark brown

Right Side:

Browbone - shimmery pale green-gray shade

Eyelid - olive color

Crease - dark green with light green shimmers

Definer - brown and green duochrome

736 Petal Pusher

Petal Pusher are mostly purple tones.

Left Side:

Browbone - shimmery pale lilac

Eyelid - lilac

Crease - purple

Definer - shimmery bluish purple

Right Side:

Browbone - intense shimmery lilac

Eyelid - deep plum with purple shimmers

Crease - black with burgundy specs of glitters

Definer - dark gray with shimmers

737A Poster Child

Poster Child is a colorful semi-matte eyeshadow palette.

Left Side:

Browbone - pale matte pink

Eyelid - shimmery cotton candy pink

Crease - peachy pink

Definer - dark gray, almost black

Right Side:

Browbone - light yellow

Eyelid - pearl aquamarine

Crease - vivid blue

Definer - matte royal blue

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I would probably rate this palettes 7/10 since I prefer matte and highly pigmented eyeshadows but still they are okay for their price. Have you used them? Comment down below your thoughts on these palettes.

Purple Smokey Eyes MOTD 07/09/14 ♥

Products Used:
♥Face:
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
L'Oreal True Match in Deep W6-7-8
Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow Foundation in Champagne
Fashion 21 Loose Powder in #1
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Virginia Olsen Mineral Blush in Romance Blush

♥Brows:
Sleek Makeup I-Divine Palette in Ultra Matte V2 -m Paper Bag
Etude House Color My Brows in #2

♥Eyes:
Sleek Makeup I-Divine Palette in Ultra Matte V2
- Villain, Paper Bag, Dune
Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection in Petal Pusher
- (Eyelid and Browbone on the ride side)
Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner in Blackest Black
Maybelline The Rocket Waterproof Mascara

♥Lips:
Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Honey


I recreated this look on my YouTube channel, here it is if you want to watch how I did this look:

Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Blushers Review & Swatches ♥

These are the blushers that I have in my collection

Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Blushers have 4 shades in total but as you can see I am showing 6 shades. The reason for that is some shade names has 2 different colors. I noticed that when I browsed through my collection and saw 3 with different colors and those are Mellow Wine, Heather Silk and Berry Shimmer. I failed to swatched the other Berry Shimmer for the reason that it's my sister's and not mine.

These are the shades from the pan.
(L-R: Pearlescent Pink, Heather Silk 1, Heather Silk 2, Mellow Wine 1, Mellow Wine 2, Berry Shimmer)

In the Wet 'n Wild website, the Color Icon Blushers are described as,

Sweep on this silky-smooth blush that strikes the perfect balance between a blendable transparent sheen and a radiant pop of maximum color. A special blend of treated nylon powders provides long-lasting color. Dermatologist-tested.

Heavily swatched on my arm.
(L-R: Berry Shimmer, Mellow Wine 2, Mellow Wine 1, Heather Silk 2, Heather Silk 1, Pearlescent Pink)

PROS:
These blushes are highly pigmented even with just swipe on the brush and on the cheeks. A little bit of it really goes a long way, but they are buildable too. They do last up until the end of the day. Plus they are affordable for only PHP299 on department stores. Unfortunately, the brand is not available on SM department stores but you can find them in Robinson's Department Stores, Pure Beauty and Landmark. They are also available in some online shops like Zalora, Lazada and more.

CONS:
For the cons of the blushers, one is that they are not consistent in colors. Like what I said earlier that one shade name has 2 different and has significantly different shades. Another thing is that the brush that comes with it is not very useful. The bristles are thick that makes them super stiff and scratchy. It doesn't pick up the blush and cannot blend the blush well on the cheeks.

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Pearlescent Pink is a light pink blush with shimmers in it. It gives a glow in the face but for my skin tone, which is medium, it's not flattering and I need to build the color up for it to show. I could use this for highlight instead.

This Heather Silk is a mauve-y pink blush that can be matched with almost any eye makeup and lipstick.

This Heather Silk is a matte fuchsia blush. This is my second favorite out of the bunch. As you can see it's not looking good as of the moment since I recovered it from a fall. Nevertheless, this blush is highly pigmented and may suit all skin tones.

This was my first wnw blush, and I fell in love with just my first application. This Mellow Wine is also matte and a darker tone than Healther Silk. It is a reddish pink color that can also match any eye makeup or lipstick. It flatters my medium skin tone.

Unlike the first Mellow Wine, this one has shimmers in it. It may be a dupe for Nars Orgasm but a tiny bit darker one.

The last blush in my collection is Berry Shimmer. I don't use this as much as the other shades since it is a dark berry shade with shimmers in it. The shimmer is not over the top but for me I still prefer a matte blush.






My sister's Berry Shimmer is also in a different shade than my Berry Shimmer but that one is like the Mellow Wine 1 but with shimmers.

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Have you tried any of these Wet 'n Wild Icon Blushers? If you do comment down below what you think about them and what shade do you like best?

NOTD: My Party Nails ♥

I was used to painting my nails for a couple of months now and recently my nails were just bare and boring. I opened up my nail polish stash and searched of what I haven't used yet. This is what I came up with:

 

I have never liked glitters on my nails but this one looks pretty nice and I love it. It looks like a disco ball, for me at least, and it reminds me of partying.

 



I used Revlon Brilliant Strength in Fascinate as a base and topped it off with this blue glitters of Lina. I don't know where to get this glitter polish but I got mine from Ms. Jaja Enriquez.

Makeup Design Academy Module 1: Finals ♥

After a week of classes, finals came and we are required to bring our own model for this day. We are assigned to do three looks, which are romantic bridal makeup, dramatic bridal makeup that is inspired of 1960's Twiggy, and lastly an evening look for Santacruzan Flores de Mayo. I asked my high school friend and teammate to model for me today. She has modelling background so she is perfect for this project. Thank you so much Fatima for joining me in my finals! ♥

Hair setting and bare face:

First thing we did is setting the hair for volume. Our teacher will be styling the hair so it would be quick and we could just focus on the makeup application itself. We just have to bring hair accessories to make the look more appropriate with the theme.

Look #1: Romantic Bridal Makeup

 This look is garden inspired wedding, so I added a simple white flower crown.

For the eyes I went for pink base and highlight. For the crease I went for purple to deepen up that area. For the lips I chose NYX Round Lipstick in B52 since I think it would fit the bridal theme.

Here's a picture during the photo shoot.

Look #2: Dramatic Bridal Twiggy Inspired Makeup

It is somewhat hard to pull of a Twiggy inspired look for bridal makeup so I opt for purple cut crease and a metallic silver for the base. For the lips I went for a rose tone to make it still look bridal.

Here is during the photo shoot. I didn't add any hair piece since Twiggy look didn't require any hair accessories, just hoops for earrings.

Look #3: Evening Makeup for Santacruzan

I love this look. I was inspired of just letting the eyes do the talking. In this look I used Urban Decay Naked 2 so it would be neautral and wearable. For the eyes I used a copper color for the base and black for the crease. My original lip color is just nude (as seen in the picture above), but the teacher let me change it up to make the lips more alive. I changed it up to a subtle pinkish red lips.

The hairstyle my teacher made was a simple up do and just amp it up with a huge crown that I brought.

To sum up the day, it was a fun and not a stressful day for me. I enjoyed applying makeup on other people and the time allotted we're just right since from day 1 we were trained to finish a look in a given time. I haven't got the raw pics from the photo shoot yet but I will post it as soon as I got my hands on them.

Makeup Design Academy Module 1: Day 6 ♥

This day was for basic hair styling. Before, Module 1 did not have a day for hair styling but luckily for us we now have this. It is a necessity for makeup artists to know how to create different hairstyles so if our hairstylist ditched us, we will have no problem. Also, hair and makeup should be a package.

We learned how to set hair, blow dry, curl, tease and more. Here are some of the hairstyles we learned: